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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1944
Page
4
In a shuttle operation between Italy and the Soviet Union on Aug 4 American Mustangs destroyed 24 planes four on the ground and 20 in the air. Locomotives and a troop train were damaged and six anti aircraft batteries were hit. Six Mustangs are missing though one pilot is safe.
A Tito communique from Partisan headquarters reports destruction of a section of the Kraljevo Skoplje rail line used to ship chrome ore from Trepen and Alatinski mines near Skoplje. It notes eight engagements with 971 German and Chetnik casualties and hints at further German chrome supply disruption.
One Yard Pattern Fashion offers pattern 4592 for a child’s dress and bonnet with shoulder stamps and a heart pocket. Available sizes 1 to 6, size 6 uses one yard six inch fabric. Send twenty cents with size name address and pattern number to Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept in New York.
On Guam, 22,000 civilians seek refuge within American lines as U S forces clear Japanese. An eye witness report by William L Worden describes weary families filing from the mountains, dressed in ragged clothes, carrying scant possessions, and showing pride as they move toward liberated areas. They are hungry, tired, and unafraid for the first time in 18 months.
In Oyster Bay New York on August 6 prayers were offered at Christchurch for Mrs Theodore Roosevelt senior, widow of the former president, on her 83rd birthday. Though absent, family heard the rector call her the churchs oldest member as she rests at Brooklyn Conn summer home following the death of Brig Gen Theodore Roosevelt Jr in Normandy last month.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth of Washington and Cincinnati announces the engagement of her daughter Paulina to Alexander McCormick Sturm son of Mr and Mrs Justin C Sturm of Westport Conn formerly of Chicago Ill Wedding is not set but expected later this summer at Magnolia Mass The bride to be attended Cincinnati Madeira Virginia and Vassar Sturm is a Davenport College Yale graduate and author of two books The Problem of the Fox and Ambush to Zig Zag
A fragmented readers column features Lois Leeds beauty Q and A about makeup for legs varicose veins and wardrobe advice for a blue black suit. It also mentions Army Nurse Corps guidance and a Charleston Gazette mail reply. A wartime scene describes control tower officers, truck docks, and ships unloading with ducks and barges on a beach.
The beach at Normandy transformed from battlefield to a vast supply port within two months. Trucks, cranes, and a concrete wall replaced gunfire, linking beach operations to inland highways. Lt. Col. Jacob Mattern and aides oversaw engineers directing 24 hour cargo transfer from ships to inland dumps amid wrecked streets and anti aircraft batteries.
Commodore Perry’s legacy includes a 1952 setup in Yokohama that linked rail concepts to Japanese infrastructure, establishing an early rail initiative in the port city.
In Kentucky Democrats renominated Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley of Paducah for a fourth term, while Republican James Park of Lexington won the GOP nomination. Barkley led with 79,905 votes as 3440 of 4287 precincts reported, with Park securing 41,621 votes to defeat Clarence Bartlett and others.
CHUNGKING August 6 18 Japanese forces launch a new drive in southwestern Kwantung province breaking from Hoiheng Luk and pushing toward Limkong and Fahsien while fighting rages along Hengyang front. A Japanese column reached a southwestern suburb of Hengyang but was largely repelled. Some see Luichow actions as a diversion to hinder Chinese reinforcements against Hunan.
Sebring Florida residents contest Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr. home address listed as Ridgewood New Jersey while confirming his birth there. They note he has lived in Sebring since age six or seven, attended local schools, joined the Army Air Forces in 1949, and played in the high school band before becoming the southwest Pacific ace with 21 aerial victories.
British gains in the past week averaged about two miles daily against stiffer resistance. Americans moved from St. Le Periers toward Avranches July 25 to 31 covering 31 miles and then pushed to Brest by August 1 reaching 150 miles from Avranches. The advance then extended toward the Loire river and southeast toward Mayenne and Chateaudun as Britons lagged behind.
Fire produced multiple blasts in a West Pike Street building in Clarksburg causing a collapse. Seven families escaped in night clothes. total loss about 250000 dollars. Barnes Brass Works owner estimated 100000 dollars. flames possibly reached paint thinning materials in first floor. Red Cross reported an emergency furlough drained to aid Navy wife and family. Owens' sister lost a burned trousseau.
Mrs F W Mandt of 09 Washington St Wi and Miss Marie Allen of Kanawha City traveled to New York City to witness the ceremony where Fred W Mandt Jr will receive his commission as ensign from Columbia University's midshipmen school.
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